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The Greentown Gem - 1926-06-24

The Greentown Gem – 1926-06-24 - Page 1

Last School Term's Eighth Grade Class Advance
to Form Large Iveshman Class for 1926- 27 Term
EIGHTH GRADE
First row, left to right— Gladys Shrock, William Condon, Lawrence Willis, Ruby Graf, Richard Weiaenauer,
Marion Ayers, Thelma Mills. Second row— Leonard Miller, Clifton Eades, Delene Wooters, Lowell Lantz,
Elizabeth Main, Norbert Brock, Carl Whitaker. Third row— Elvin Miller, Latrelle Mills, Mary Beisiegel, Homer
Hunsinger, Bernardine Gipe, Lowell, Burt; Marie Alley. Fourth row— Mabel Sommers, Louie Inez Burgan, Eu-gene
Coffman, Charles Coffman, Edith Smith, Orville Isaacs. Fifth row— Bernard Fennell, Lloyd Shrock, Edwin
Cheek, Elden Taggart, Monroe Ogle, Herman Kern, Wilbur Booher.
THE GREENTOWN GEM
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THIRTY- SECOND YEAR
GREENTOWN, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1926
No. 48
S. M. BARBER TO CELEBRATE I. 0. 0. F. MEMORIAL DAY TO
NINETIETH BIRTHDAY SUNDAY BE OBSERVED SUNDAR, JUNE 27
BOYS' BAND GIVING
FINE FREE CONCERTS
Each Week on Thursday Evenings —
Performing Like Veterans at the
Game.
RECORD CROWDS PRESENT AT
EACH OF THE PAST CONCERTS
Expect Still Larger Crowds From
This Time On— A Fine Program
Tonight.
All roads lead to Greentown!
This is a broad statement, but it
cannot be more clearly proven, than
for one to come to Greentown on any
Thursday evening. Machine and other
vehicles begin crowding the streets as
early as ' six o'clock and continue to
come until after eight o'clock.
The attraction is the free weekly
band concerts being given this year
by the local Boys' Band, under the di-rection
of Prof. Alton S. Mygrants.
Machines were parked on both sides
of the streets for two squares each
way from the square last Thursday
evening and the sidewalks were alive
with people. The concert which only
lasted about an hour, was one of the
best the boys had given and their
work drew forth a good round of ap-plause,
as their work is being greatly
enjoyed by the crowds.
Their programs are spicy and are
varied enough to please the old and
young alike. They are improving as
the season progresses, and have been
doing wonderfully well for their first
season in the public spotlight. All
doubts as to whether they would be
able to keep up the programs have
been disposed of and words of praise
and commendation have been heard
on every hand.
Join the crowds that make Green-town
their headquarters. Come on
Thursday evening! Come any even-ing
throughout the week. You will
find a welcome here and a genuine
feeling of brotherly love.
MARION CHILD AGE 7 YEARS,
VICTIM OF ACCIDENTAL SHOT
At Swayzee Sunday — Brother Had
Gun Which Was Accidently Dis-charged
Ending Her Life.
Margaret Katherine Flanagan, sev-en
year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Flanagan of Marion, was instan-tally
killed about 7: 30 o'clock Sunday
morning by the accidental discharge
of a shotgun at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas E. Baker, between Con-verse
and Sims in Howard County,
where the Flanagan family were vis-iting
over the week- end.
The discharge from the weapon, a
double- barreled shotgun, entered the
breast and ranged upward into the
head, resulting in instant death. The
little girl breathed her last as she lay
in the arms of her mother, who rushed
to her at the report of the gun.
The weapon was being carried up-stairs
by Edward Flanagan, fourteen,
the girl's brother, and Robert Baker,
ten. They were attempting to open
a door at the top of the stairway,
when Margaret stepped from another
room, in the act of fastening her
dress at the shoulder. The gun was
accidently discharged as she stepped
from the room, and her right hand
was shattered as the shot entered her
breast.
MOTHER OF DORA DILL
DIED IN ARIZONA MON.
Remains Will Be Brought To Koko-mo
For Burial— No Funeral Ar-rangements
Announced.
Mary Elizabeth Bogue, age seven-ty,
who was a resident of Kokomo for
nearly forty years, but had been mak-ing
her home with her son at Phoe-nix,
Arizona, died there early Mon-day
morning of a- complication of ail-ments.
She is the mother of Dora Dill
of this place, and is known to only a
comparatively few here. The body
will be brought to Kokomo for burial,
the time of the arrival of the body
has not been announced and no fun-eral
arrangements announced. She is
survived by four children: Dora Dill
of this place; Mrs. Anna Lawson of
Kokomo; Wilbur A. Bogue of Phoen-ix,
Arizona; and Bruce Bogue of Bur-bank,
California; and eight grandchil-dren
and two great- grandchildren.
At Home of Daughter— Basket Dinner
on Lawn at 12: 30— Special In-vitation
to Old Comrades.
Mr. S. M. BarberAwill celebrate his
ninetieth birthday Sunday at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Etta Bell.
There will be a basket dinner serv-ed
on the lawn at 12: 30 o'clock. Mr.
Barber would be very happy to have
his friends spend the day with him.
,_ Lspemall v would he like to have all
ms old comrades come see him th
day. He is enjoying reasonably good
health.
IMPROVING GRANT STREET
The big county " Caterpiller" tract-
Or and rooter- grader combined was
used on Grant street last week. The
big and heavy grader was fitted up
with big spikes and the big tractor
pulled it through the street turning
up the solid packed stone - and gravel
which was packed almost to a hard
surface mixed with the oil of former
years. The road bed was full of
holes and this method was used to
smooth up these places. The road
is now in fair shape and the oil which
had become mixed with the gravel
and stone is now affording a protect.
ion against dust and at the same time
helping the road bed to pack down.
STUDYING POULTRY
Wm. B. Lord, owner of the Green-town
Hatchery and Purina Feed Store,
left for St. Louis, Mo., the first of the
week, where he is going to school to
make a thorough study of poultry, and
on his return he feels he will be better
able to aid the farmers and poultry
raisers of the community. Mrs. Lord
and son will join him later.
Paul Parker and wife of Muncie,
Ind., called on the former's grandfath-er,
S. M. Barber and aunt, Mrs. Irv-ing
Bell, Sunday evening.
Mrs. Charles Newcomb of Sandusky,
Ohio, a former Greentown resident,
who has been here the past two weeks
looking after their property here, re-turned
to her home, Tuesday evening.
Dr. and Mrs. H. I. Kingery and
daughter Catherine, Miss Dorothy
Scherer and Mrs. Paul Rosenthal of
Williamstown, West Virginia, were
the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Jesse Pence and family at Swayzee.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Manring, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Scherer and daughter,
Mrs. Will David and children, and
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Klee and family
of Kokomo spent Thursday evening
with Mr. and Mts. Ralph Love.
Mr. and Mrs. Aubra Roe entertain-ed
at a six o'clock dinner Monday eve-ning,
Mr. and Mrs. Dillard McCarty
and children of Shelbyville, Mrs. Grant
Carey, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lee and
Kirk Condo and son Ralph of Kokomo.
Mts. Virgil Sloan and daughters vis-ited
with Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Rody
at Huntington from Thursday until
Sunday. Mrs. Sloan returned home
Sunday evening with her husband and
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kilander.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Seagraves, Mr.
and Mrs. Ord Floyd and son Richard
and Mrs. Amanda Osborn and daugh-ter
Lillie Linehan were the Sunday
guests of Mt . and Mrs. Howard Sea-graves
and son at Arcadia.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac McQuiston en-tertained
Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Clar-ence
McQuiston. Afternoon guests
were, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Menden-hall,
Rev. J. J. Beisiegel, and Mr. and
Mrs. Warren Rust and family of near
Converse.
Address in the Hall Followed By Rit-ualistic
Services At the Ceme-tery—
Beginning at 2: 00.
2: 00 o'clock, after which they will go
to the cemetery for ritualistic servic-es
and decoration of the graves of de-parted
brothers.
Every member is requested to be
present . and bring flowers.
CALLED ON OLD FRIENDS
W. J. Franklin, a former resident
of this place, but now of Independ-ence,
Iowa, was calling on old friends
here a short time Tuesday afternoon.
He was accompanied by P. AV. Snow,
also of Independence, Iowa, who had
been on a trip through Indiana, Illi-nois
and Missouri, combining business
with pleasure. W. J., better known
to his friends here as Bill, visited with
his brother, Rev. H. W. Franklin and
family at Albion, Ind. Since Bill left
here some thirteen years ago he has
been over a big part of the globe. He
was a member of the American army
stationed in Russia and Siberia, and
on his return to the U. S. has made
his home in Iowa, where he is con-nected
with the National Auto Supply
Co., as salesman. Mr. Snow is presi-dent
of that concern. Bill's old friends
were more than glad to see him.
Robert Johnston is employed at
Bremen for a few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Williams had
AS week- end guests, Mrs. Orpha Stone
Kavaal of New York City and Miss
Pauline Tolle of Leisure and as Sun-lay
guests, Miss Ruth Griner, Mr. and
Mrs. 0. W. Helsey and daughters of
Kokomo and Zie Stone.
Mr. and Mrs. Emery Dudley and
amily of Kokomo, Mr. and Mrs. Orla
Dale and family and Mrs. Mary Quick
Swayzee, Mrs. Elizabeth Crawford
Marion, Miss Vivian Marshall of
.] wood, and Walter Quick of Swayzee
ere Sunday evening guests of Mr.
nd Mrs. A. J. Symons and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Douglas and son
Richard- arrived here Tuesday from
Philadelphia, Pa., where they have
been for the past three months. Mr.
Douglas will leave this week for Mo-line,
Ill., where he will be employed
by the Stutz Automobile Co. Mrs.
Douglas and son will remain here for
an indefinite visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Orpheus Cage and
family of Kokomo entertained Sunday
in honor of Mrs. Sallie Himes, the oc-casion
being her sixty- eighth birth-day
anniversary. Mrs. Himes receiv-ed
several nice gifts. Those present
to enjoy the occasion were, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Morrison and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Clem Coverdale and Mrs.
Charles Coffman and daughters.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Long and fam-ily,
Mr. and Mrs Marry Woods, Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Neyhart and son, Mr.
and Mrs. Delbert Curless and son,
Mrs. Esther Holliday and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. John Frakes and daugh-ter
and Dr. and Mrs. E. E. Freeman
of Florida, were the Sunday guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Renbarger and
family of near Wabash. A pot luck
dinner was enjoyed at the noon hour.
Mr. and Mrs. Buell Shrader of Ko-komo
, were Sunday evening guests of
aSdaideie Shrader.
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Babb and Mrs.
D. E. Gilson and family and grand-daughter
Mary Elizabeth Zellner spent
Sunday evening in Elwood.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hardin enter-tained
Sunday, Rev. Mrs. Ola Oatley
and Mr. and Mrs. Chester Wright and
son Junior.
Rev. and Mrs. George Cole and fam-ily
spent Sunday with relatives in
Lafayette. George A. Cole remained
for the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Smeltzer of
Springfield, III., are moving to the
Newcomb property on East Main
street.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Reed and fam-ily
visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Orville DeFord and family at Koko-
MO.
Mrs. Elizabeth Murphy, Mrs. Aurah
Thompson of Marion and Mr. and Mrs.
Lester Sproal spent Friday with Mrs.
Rachel Dawson.
Mrs. Irving Bell visited Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Kerlin at Kokomo Monday.
They accompanied her home and spent
the evening.
Prof. and Mrs. J. A. Rbell and dau-ghters
of Napanee spent Tuesday
night and Wednesday the guests of
friends here, and attended the funeral
of Miss Fern Powell.
Ey hey heerd sum tawk erbote er
petitshun ter sind Dok Freemun bak
ter Foridee befoar bee katchiz awl
our bass fish oute uv oure laikz.
De wurd iz oute ter celibrate de 4th
az de wun hundrid en fiftaieth annu-vursarie
uv oure indypcndince, butt
hante heerd kno won sa enyting er-boute
Grene toiftt joinin in de pawty.
Sum uv de kydz some ter tink dat
de Forthe hez startid awlreddy.
Sea mee att de bande koncirt.
Emra Trot en Bake Milur kott fer
Grandma Milur er knice mess uv fishe
las Sunda. Seben kurn. leven.
FAIRFIELD SWAMPS LOCAL
NINE LAST SUNDAY- 12- 5
Comedy of Errors By Locals Spell De-feat
After Gaining Good Lead
at Beginning.
The first game for the reorganized
Greentown base ball team proved a
one- sided affair, but not without the
home boys showing the old fight and
pep and that will mean ball games on
the victory side of the ledger in most
of their games. Fourteen glaring er-rors
Sunday spelled defeat after the
home boys had garnered a lead of 4 to
1. Keating hurling for the locals
dished out a nice brand of pitching,
but his support went to pieces and the
game was lost before the screws
could be tightened. Most of the Fair-field
runs were made after the side
should have been retired, and their
earned runs were only two, while the
locals earned three. Greentown only
secured seven hits to twelve by the
visitors, but the locals were bunched
together while Fairfield made theirs
after an error when the side should
have been retired. Fairfield made six
errors, but they did no damage to the
scoring.
The Peru Giants, a colored team,
will do battle with the locals next Sun-day
and a real game is expected, as
the locals will be strengthened in the
parts that showed up weak last Sun-day_
and a much improved team will
take Th- Freaf.—' Ve— Peiu - learmi bs a
good reputation as a fast club and
have won most of their games this
season. They play ball from the word
go aad are a typical colored aggrega-tion
of ball tossers. A larger crowd
no doubt will be on hand next Sunday
since the word is getting noised a-round
that a " home town" team is to
be placed on the field, which makes
the sport much more interesting.
The box score of last Sunday's game
follows:
GREENTOWN
AB H R PO A E
L. Symons, ss ____ 4 2 1 2 5 2
Shoemaker, lb ____ 5 1 1 16 0 2
Cheek, 3b 3 1 0 0 4 2
Kendall, If 4 0 0 3 0
Keating, p 3 1 0 1 6 01
D. Symons, c 2 0 0 2 0 2
Caldwell, 2b 2 0 1 3 0 2
Ware, 2b, c 2 0 0 0 1 2
Scherer, 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0
Quick, cf 4 0 1 0 0 1
Dawson, rf 4 2 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 5 27 15 14
FAIRFIELD
AB H R PO A E
A. Critchley, ss 6 2 4 1 4 3
Saul, lb 6 3 0 5 2 2
Rager, If, p 6 1 1 0 0 0
E. Critchley, 3b 6 1 0 3 1 0
H. Shuck, c 5 1 1 11 1 0
5 1 1 3 1 0
5 1 1 2 1
5 2 2 1 0 ( 6)
4 0 2 1 1
Totals • 49 12 12 27 11 6
Greentown 130 010 000— 5 7 14
Fairfield ____ 001 113 411- 12 12 6
Two base hits— Cheek, Shoemaker.
Home run— Forsythe. Stolen basis—
L. Symons 2, Keating, Caldwell, A.
Critchley, Hale, Cage 2. Base on
balls— Fry 1, Saul 1. Hit batsman —
Saul 1. Passed ball— D i Symons 4.
Struck out— Keating 2, Fry 0, Saul 8.
Double plays— Fry to Shuck to H.
Shuck; E. Critchley to Saul.
MISS TALBERT TO PREACH AT
THE NEW SALEM CHURCH
Miss Florence Talbert of near Rus-siaville,
Ind., will preach / at the New
Salem church on next Sunday morning
at 11: 45 o'clock.
Miss Talbert is a granddaughter of
the late Rev. Samuel Talbert, who
served so faithfully as pastor of the
Friends church at New Salem and • also
of the church at Greentown some
years ago.
DEATH ANGEL CALLS
MISS FERN POWELL
â onday Morning— Death Came While
at the Good Samaritan Hospital
at Kokomo.
WAS VERY POPULAR AND
FINE YOUNG LADY
Funeral Held From M. E. Church on
Wednesday Afternoon — Large
Number Pay Respects.
News of the death of Miss Fern
Powell at the Good Samaritan hospit-al
at Kokomo Monday morning about
eight o'clock, came as a shock to her
many friends in her home community.
The Death Angel called her home fol-lowing
an operation a few days prev-ious.
The deceased had been in poor
health for some time, having taken ill
on the eve of her departure to re-sume
her studies a few months ago
from which she never fully recovered.
Forced to give up her school work
at Butler College for the time being,
she battled her affliction patiently and
bravely and had apparently won her
fight for health. She recovered suffi-ciently
that she was able to take an
active part in social functions with
her friends and was always found a
ready and willing worker in all things
she was connected with, her strong
personality and cheery disposition had
made her a favorite and her popular-ity
was not undeserved. She always
had a jolly word of greeting for her
many friends, who were numbered
only by her acquaintances. She had
served the Greentown High School A-lumni
Association as Secretary the
past year, and it was througli her
efforts that the past Alumni meeting
attained such good success. She was
also a worker in church circles and
as one of her friends was heard to
remark, " no better young lady ever
lived than Fern." Quiet and retiring,
yet able to lead out and grasp things
for her own good and the good of
those about her.
' She was a graduate of the G, aen-t
ywn School with the clr
1924, receiving her diploma with high
honors. She entered Butler College
at Indianapolis following her gradua-tion
from the local school and had
spent one year and a half at that in-stitution
before being forced to give
up her school work for the time be-ing.
At the college she was also one
of the popular students with both
instructors and students, the same as
instructors and students, as she had
been here in her high school days.
About two weeks ago she became
ill again and was later taken to the
Good Samaritan hospital, where she
underwent an operation last week.
For a time it was thought that she
might rally from the operation and
recover, but she grew gradually weak-er,
and the end came on Monday morn-ing.
Miss Fern was the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Homer Powell, northeast of
this place and was twenty- one years
old at the time of her demise. Sur-viving
besides the parents are one
brother, Wayne, and one sister, Eloise.
Beside the immediate family a host of
relatives and close friends are left to
mourn her departure. In her passing
the community loses a fine and good
young lady, her friends a true and de-voted
friend, her parents an obedient
and loving daughter, and brother and
sister, a true and devout sister. It
is hard to understand why such a
promising and beautiful young life
of this young flower should be taken
away when ready to bloom forth in
all its purest fragrance and deprive
us of her presence to help guide the
footsteps of a future generation.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock,
from the M. E. Church in charge of
Rev. Livengood and Rev. A. E. Leese,
followed by burial in Memorial cem-etery
at Kokomo.
VERLIN LORD VICTIM OF
A BIRTHDAY SURPRISE
Last Sunday— Guests Followed Him
Home From Church— Fine Time
Enjoyed.
Verlin Lord of the West Liberty
neighborhood was the victim of a
well planned surprise last Sunday,
the occasion being in honor of his
thirty- ninth birthday anniversary. Af-ter
returning home from Sunday
School, he was followed by a number
of relatives and friends.
The table was loaded with many
good things to eat, and a large birth-day
cake formed the center piece.
Those present were, Lowell Rich-creek
and family, Mrs. Hattie Leisure,
Mrs. Jennie Lawson, Charley Lord and
wife, Lando Lord and family, Mrs.
Sadie Shrader and granddaughter
Miriam, Orval Lord and family, Mrs.
Viola Lord, Herman Smith and wife,
Willie Lord, wife and son, Mrs. Ethel
Cuthrell and daughter Vada, Ralph
Peterson, Floyd Walker and family.
Owen Pattison and wife of Coles Sta-tion
and Henry Billings and wife of
Marion called in the afternoon.
JACKSON TWP. SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION AT SYCAMORE SUN
The Jackson Township Sunday
School Association will hold their con-vention
at Sycamore Sunday, June 27,
beginning at 1: 45. Many phases of
modern plans will be considered and
presented. Everybody invited.
0. E. S. NOTICE
Greentown Chapter No. 195, 0. E.
S. will meet in regular stated session
on Thursday evening, June 24th, at
8: 00 o'clock.
" CRADLE ROLL RALLY DAY"
OBSERVED BY W. H. & F. M. S.
At Their June Meeting at the Main
Street Christian Church— Fine
Program Enjoyed.
The I. 0. 0. F. Lodge of Greentown The June program of the Woman's
will observe Memorial Day on Sunday, Home and Foreign Missionary Society
June 27th, with an address at the hall of the Main Street Christian Church
followed by ritualistic services at the was Cradle Roll Rally Day and was
cemetery. held at the church.
All members of the I. 0. 0. F. are The following program was ren-requested
to meet at the hall at, 1: 30, der* Stella Bogue, actir g as superin-and
are requested to bring flower to tera', nt: Opening song by congrega-dee
o rate - tin- cam _ e amain an_ ' Yrxye^ by
dress will be delivered in the hall at 1Mrs. Emily Brown, emphasizing the
thought of the responsibility which
the Master has entisaV2t1 to mothers
in rmlding the cilia eket of their chil-dren
and- that they'as mothers will be
held accountable for this task; Wel-come
by Elnora Dunlap; Short talk
by the Superintendent; Duet by Max-ine
Zirkle arid Jewel Quick; Reading,
" The Dear Old Story," by Lois Hun-singer;
Song, congregation; Dialogue,
" Two Mothers," by Mrs. Robert John-ston
and Mrs. Omer Harvey; Piano
solo, Naomi Dawson; Minutes of pre-vious
meeting and Mite Box Opening.
Six new babies were added to the
Cradle Roll. At the close of the pro-gram,
the refreshment committee
served ice cream, strawberries, cake
and lemonade to twenty- seven chil-dren
and thirty adults. Blue crepe
paper caps were given the little boys
and pink ones to the little girls. The
tables were prettily decorated with
Hewers. The meeting adjourned to
meet in Cradle Roll session one year
from this time.
The May meeting of the Missionary
Society was held at the home of Emily
Brown with Nellie Hiatt as assistant
hostess. There was a good. attend-ance
and a good lesson study. Re-freshments
of ice cream and cake
were served. On account of neglect
this meeting was not formerly re-ported.
Mrs. Jennie Smith, our regular
Cradle Roll Superintendent, was - able
to attend the meeting. This was the
first time for her to be at the church
since her long illness, and her pres-ence
was much appreciated.
Forsythe, 2b
Hale, If
Cage, cf
Fry, p, if
BIRTHDAY
Mrs. A. Lee Shoemaker entertained
Sunday in honor of her husband's
twenty- second birthday. Lee receiv-ed
several nice gifts. Those present
to enjoy the occasion were, Mr. and
Mrs. John Hunt and son John Thom-as,
Miss Josephine Wright, Miss Mary
Thorne Mower end Howard Shoe-maker.
Miss Florence Bell was shopping in
Kokomo Tuesday.

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Last School Term's Eighth Grade Class Advance
to Form Large Iveshman Class for 1926- 27 Term
EIGHTH GRADE
First row, left to right— Gladys Shrock, William Condon, Lawrence Willis, Ruby Graf, Richard Weiaenauer,
Marion Ayers, Thelma Mills. Second row— Leonard Miller, Clifton Eades, Delene Wooters, Lowell Lantz,
Elizabeth Main, Norbert Brock, Carl Whitaker. Third row— Elvin Miller, Latrelle Mills, Mary Beisiegel, Homer
Hunsinger, Bernardine Gipe, Lowell, Burt; Marie Alley. Fourth row— Mabel Sommers, Louie Inez Burgan, Eu-gene
Coffman, Charles Coffman, Edith Smith, Orville Isaacs. Fifth row— Bernard Fennell, Lloyd Shrock, Edwin
Cheek, Elden Taggart, Monroe Ogle, Herman Kern, Wilbur Booher.
THE GREENTOWN GEM
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THIRTY- SECOND YEAR
GREENTOWN, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1926
No. 48
S. M. BARBER TO CELEBRATE I. 0. 0. F. MEMORIAL DAY TO
NINETIETH BIRTHDAY SUNDAY BE OBSERVED SUNDAR, JUNE 27
BOYS' BAND GIVING
FINE FREE CONCERTS
Each Week on Thursday Evenings —
Performing Like Veterans at the
Game.
RECORD CROWDS PRESENT AT
EACH OF THE PAST CONCERTS
Expect Still Larger Crowds From
This Time On— A Fine Program
Tonight.
All roads lead to Greentown!
This is a broad statement, but it
cannot be more clearly proven, than
for one to come to Greentown on any
Thursday evening. Machine and other
vehicles begin crowding the streets as
early as ' six o'clock and continue to
come until after eight o'clock.
The attraction is the free weekly
band concerts being given this year
by the local Boys' Band, under the di-rection
of Prof. Alton S. Mygrants.
Machines were parked on both sides
of the streets for two squares each
way from the square last Thursday
evening and the sidewalks were alive
with people. The concert which only
lasted about an hour, was one of the
best the boys had given and their
work drew forth a good round of ap-plause,
as their work is being greatly
enjoyed by the crowds.
Their programs are spicy and are
varied enough to please the old and
young alike. They are improving as
the season progresses, and have been
doing wonderfully well for their first
season in the public spotlight. All
doubts as to whether they would be
able to keep up the programs have
been disposed of and words of praise
and commendation have been heard
on every hand.
Join the crowds that make Green-town
their headquarters. Come on
Thursday evening! Come any even-ing
throughout the week. You will
find a welcome here and a genuine
feeling of brotherly love.
MARION CHILD AGE 7 YEARS,
VICTIM OF ACCIDENTAL SHOT
At Swayzee Sunday — Brother Had
Gun Which Was Accidently Dis-charged
Ending Her Life.
Margaret Katherine Flanagan, sev-en
year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Flanagan of Marion, was instan-tally
killed about 7: 30 o'clock Sunday
morning by the accidental discharge
of a shotgun at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas E. Baker, between Con-verse
and Sims in Howard County,
where the Flanagan family were vis-iting
over the week- end.
The discharge from the weapon, a
double- barreled shotgun, entered the
breast and ranged upward into the
head, resulting in instant death. The
little girl breathed her last as she lay
in the arms of her mother, who rushed
to her at the report of the gun.
The weapon was being carried up-stairs
by Edward Flanagan, fourteen,
the girl's brother, and Robert Baker,
ten. They were attempting to open
a door at the top of the stairway,
when Margaret stepped from another
room, in the act of fastening her
dress at the shoulder. The gun was
accidently discharged as she stepped
from the room, and her right hand
was shattered as the shot entered her
breast.
MOTHER OF DORA DILL
DIED IN ARIZONA MON.
Remains Will Be Brought To Koko-mo
For Burial— No Funeral Ar-rangements
Announced.
Mary Elizabeth Bogue, age seven-ty,
who was a resident of Kokomo for
nearly forty years, but had been mak-ing
her home with her son at Phoe-nix,
Arizona, died there early Mon-day
morning of a- complication of ail-ments.
She is the mother of Dora Dill
of this place, and is known to only a
comparatively few here. The body
will be brought to Kokomo for burial,
the time of the arrival of the body
has not been announced and no fun-eral
arrangements announced. She is
survived by four children: Dora Dill
of this place; Mrs. Anna Lawson of
Kokomo; Wilbur A. Bogue of Phoen-ix,
Arizona; and Bruce Bogue of Bur-bank,
California; and eight grandchil-dren
and two great- grandchildren.
At Home of Daughter— Basket Dinner
on Lawn at 12: 30— Special In-vitation
to Old Comrades.
Mr. S. M. BarberAwill celebrate his
ninetieth birthday Sunday at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Etta Bell.
There will be a basket dinner serv-ed
on the lawn at 12: 30 o'clock. Mr.
Barber would be very happy to have
his friends spend the day with him.
,_ Lspemall v would he like to have all
ms old comrades come see him th
day. He is enjoying reasonably good
health.
IMPROVING GRANT STREET
The big county " Caterpiller" tract-
Or and rooter- grader combined was
used on Grant street last week. The
big and heavy grader was fitted up
with big spikes and the big tractor
pulled it through the street turning
up the solid packed stone - and gravel
which was packed almost to a hard
surface mixed with the oil of former
years. The road bed was full of
holes and this method was used to
smooth up these places. The road
is now in fair shape and the oil which
had become mixed with the gravel
and stone is now affording a protect.
ion against dust and at the same time
helping the road bed to pack down.
STUDYING POULTRY
Wm. B. Lord, owner of the Green-town
Hatchery and Purina Feed Store,
left for St. Louis, Mo., the first of the
week, where he is going to school to
make a thorough study of poultry, and
on his return he feels he will be better
able to aid the farmers and poultry
raisers of the community. Mrs. Lord
and son will join him later.
Paul Parker and wife of Muncie,
Ind., called on the former's grandfath-er,
S. M. Barber and aunt, Mrs. Irv-ing
Bell, Sunday evening.
Mrs. Charles Newcomb of Sandusky,
Ohio, a former Greentown resident,
who has been here the past two weeks
looking after their property here, re-turned
to her home, Tuesday evening.
Dr. and Mrs. H. I. Kingery and
daughter Catherine, Miss Dorothy
Scherer and Mrs. Paul Rosenthal of
Williamstown, West Virginia, were
the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Jesse Pence and family at Swayzee.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Manring, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Scherer and daughter,
Mrs. Will David and children, and
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Klee and family
of Kokomo spent Thursday evening
with Mr. and Mts. Ralph Love.
Mr. and Mrs. Aubra Roe entertain-ed
at a six o'clock dinner Monday eve-ning,
Mr. and Mrs. Dillard McCarty
and children of Shelbyville, Mrs. Grant
Carey, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lee and
Kirk Condo and son Ralph of Kokomo.
Mts. Virgil Sloan and daughters vis-ited
with Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Rody
at Huntington from Thursday until
Sunday. Mrs. Sloan returned home
Sunday evening with her husband and
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kilander.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Seagraves, Mr.
and Mrs. Ord Floyd and son Richard
and Mrs. Amanda Osborn and daugh-ter
Lillie Linehan were the Sunday
guests of Mt . and Mrs. Howard Sea-graves
and son at Arcadia.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac McQuiston en-tertained
Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Clar-ence
McQuiston. Afternoon guests
were, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Menden-hall,
Rev. J. J. Beisiegel, and Mr. and
Mrs. Warren Rust and family of near
Converse.
Address in the Hall Followed By Rit-ualistic
Services At the Ceme-tery—
Beginning at 2: 00.
2: 00 o'clock, after which they will go
to the cemetery for ritualistic servic-es
and decoration of the graves of de-parted
brothers.
Every member is requested to be
present . and bring flowers.
CALLED ON OLD FRIENDS
W. J. Franklin, a former resident
of this place, but now of Independ-ence,
Iowa, was calling on old friends
here a short time Tuesday afternoon.
He was accompanied by P. AV. Snow,
also of Independence, Iowa, who had
been on a trip through Indiana, Illi-nois
and Missouri, combining business
with pleasure. W. J., better known
to his friends here as Bill, visited with
his brother, Rev. H. W. Franklin and
family at Albion, Ind. Since Bill left
here some thirteen years ago he has
been over a big part of the globe. He
was a member of the American army
stationed in Russia and Siberia, and
on his return to the U. S. has made
his home in Iowa, where he is con-nected
with the National Auto Supply
Co., as salesman. Mr. Snow is presi-dent
of that concern. Bill's old friends
were more than glad to see him.
Robert Johnston is employed at
Bremen for a few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Williams had
AS week- end guests, Mrs. Orpha Stone
Kavaal of New York City and Miss
Pauline Tolle of Leisure and as Sun-lay
guests, Miss Ruth Griner, Mr. and
Mrs. 0. W. Helsey and daughters of
Kokomo and Zie Stone.
Mr. and Mrs. Emery Dudley and
amily of Kokomo, Mr. and Mrs. Orla
Dale and family and Mrs. Mary Quick
Swayzee, Mrs. Elizabeth Crawford
Marion, Miss Vivian Marshall of
.] wood, and Walter Quick of Swayzee
ere Sunday evening guests of Mr.
nd Mrs. A. J. Symons and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Douglas and son
Richard- arrived here Tuesday from
Philadelphia, Pa., where they have
been for the past three months. Mr.
Douglas will leave this week for Mo-line,
Ill., where he will be employed
by the Stutz Automobile Co. Mrs.
Douglas and son will remain here for
an indefinite visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Orpheus Cage and
family of Kokomo entertained Sunday
in honor of Mrs. Sallie Himes, the oc-casion
being her sixty- eighth birth-day
anniversary. Mrs. Himes receiv-ed
several nice gifts. Those present
to enjoy the occasion were, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Morrison and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Clem Coverdale and Mrs.
Charles Coffman and daughters.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Long and fam-ily,
Mr. and Mrs Marry Woods, Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Neyhart and son, Mr.
and Mrs. Delbert Curless and son,
Mrs. Esther Holliday and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. John Frakes and daugh-ter
and Dr. and Mrs. E. E. Freeman
of Florida, were the Sunday guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Renbarger and
family of near Wabash. A pot luck
dinner was enjoyed at the noon hour.
Mr. and Mrs. Buell Shrader of Ko-komo
, were Sunday evening guests of
aSdaideie Shrader.
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Babb and Mrs.
D. E. Gilson and family and grand-daughter
Mary Elizabeth Zellner spent
Sunday evening in Elwood.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hardin enter-tained
Sunday, Rev. Mrs. Ola Oatley
and Mr. and Mrs. Chester Wright and
son Junior.
Rev. and Mrs. George Cole and fam-ily
spent Sunday with relatives in
Lafayette. George A. Cole remained
for the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Smeltzer of
Springfield, III., are moving to the
Newcomb property on East Main
street.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Reed and fam-ily
visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Orville DeFord and family at Koko-
MO.
Mrs. Elizabeth Murphy, Mrs. Aurah
Thompson of Marion and Mr. and Mrs.
Lester Sproal spent Friday with Mrs.
Rachel Dawson.
Mrs. Irving Bell visited Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Kerlin at Kokomo Monday.
They accompanied her home and spent
the evening.
Prof. and Mrs. J. A. Rbell and dau-ghters
of Napanee spent Tuesday
night and Wednesday the guests of
friends here, and attended the funeral
of Miss Fern Powell.
Ey hey heerd sum tawk erbote er
petitshun ter sind Dok Freemun bak
ter Foridee befoar bee katchiz awl
our bass fish oute uv oure laikz.
De wurd iz oute ter celibrate de 4th
az de wun hundrid en fiftaieth annu-vursarie
uv oure indypcndince, butt
hante heerd kno won sa enyting er-boute
Grene toiftt joinin in de pawty.
Sum uv de kydz some ter tink dat
de Forthe hez startid awlreddy.
Sea mee att de bande koncirt.
Emra Trot en Bake Milur kott fer
Grandma Milur er knice mess uv fishe
las Sunda. Seben kurn. leven.
FAIRFIELD SWAMPS LOCAL
NINE LAST SUNDAY- 12- 5
Comedy of Errors By Locals Spell De-feat
After Gaining Good Lead
at Beginning.
The first game for the reorganized
Greentown base ball team proved a
one- sided affair, but not without the
home boys showing the old fight and
pep and that will mean ball games on
the victory side of the ledger in most
of their games. Fourteen glaring er-rors
Sunday spelled defeat after the
home boys had garnered a lead of 4 to
1. Keating hurling for the locals
dished out a nice brand of pitching,
but his support went to pieces and the
game was lost before the screws
could be tightened. Most of the Fair-field
runs were made after the side
should have been retired, and their
earned runs were only two, while the
locals earned three. Greentown only
secured seven hits to twelve by the
visitors, but the locals were bunched
together while Fairfield made theirs
after an error when the side should
have been retired. Fairfield made six
errors, but they did no damage to the
scoring.
The Peru Giants, a colored team,
will do battle with the locals next Sun-day
and a real game is expected, as
the locals will be strengthened in the
parts that showed up weak last Sun-day_
and a much improved team will
take Th- Freaf.—' Ve— Peiu - learmi bs a
good reputation as a fast club and
have won most of their games this
season. They play ball from the word
go aad are a typical colored aggrega-tion
of ball tossers. A larger crowd
no doubt will be on hand next Sunday
since the word is getting noised a-round
that a " home town" team is to
be placed on the field, which makes
the sport much more interesting.
The box score of last Sunday's game
follows:
GREENTOWN
AB H R PO A E
L. Symons, ss ____ 4 2 1 2 5 2
Shoemaker, lb ____ 5 1 1 16 0 2
Cheek, 3b 3 1 0 0 4 2
Kendall, If 4 0 0 3 0
Keating, p 3 1 0 1 6 01
D. Symons, c 2 0 0 2 0 2
Caldwell, 2b 2 0 1 3 0 2
Ware, 2b, c 2 0 0 0 1 2
Scherer, 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0
Quick, cf 4 0 1 0 0 1
Dawson, rf 4 2 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 5 27 15 14
FAIRFIELD
AB H R PO A E
A. Critchley, ss 6 2 4 1 4 3
Saul, lb 6 3 0 5 2 2
Rager, If, p 6 1 1 0 0 0
E. Critchley, 3b 6 1 0 3 1 0
H. Shuck, c 5 1 1 11 1 0
5 1 1 3 1 0
5 1 1 2 1
5 2 2 1 0 ( 6)
4 0 2 1 1
Totals • 49 12 12 27 11 6
Greentown 130 010 000— 5 7 14
Fairfield ____ 001 113 411- 12 12 6
Two base hits— Cheek, Shoemaker.
Home run— Forsythe. Stolen basis—
L. Symons 2, Keating, Caldwell, A.
Critchley, Hale, Cage 2. Base on
balls— Fry 1, Saul 1. Hit batsman —
Saul 1. Passed ball— D i Symons 4.
Struck out— Keating 2, Fry 0, Saul 8.
Double plays— Fry to Shuck to H.
Shuck; E. Critchley to Saul.
MISS TALBERT TO PREACH AT
THE NEW SALEM CHURCH
Miss Florence Talbert of near Rus-siaville,
Ind., will preach / at the New
Salem church on next Sunday morning
at 11: 45 o'clock.
Miss Talbert is a granddaughter of
the late Rev. Samuel Talbert, who
served so faithfully as pastor of the
Friends church at New Salem and • also
of the church at Greentown some
years ago.
DEATH ANGEL CALLS
MISS FERN POWELL
â onday Morning— Death Came While
at the Good Samaritan Hospital
at Kokomo.
WAS VERY POPULAR AND
FINE YOUNG LADY
Funeral Held From M. E. Church on
Wednesday Afternoon — Large
Number Pay Respects.
News of the death of Miss Fern
Powell at the Good Samaritan hospit-al
at Kokomo Monday morning about
eight o'clock, came as a shock to her
many friends in her home community.
The Death Angel called her home fol-lowing
an operation a few days prev-ious.
The deceased had been in poor
health for some time, having taken ill
on the eve of her departure to re-sume
her studies a few months ago
from which she never fully recovered.
Forced to give up her school work
at Butler College for the time being,
she battled her affliction patiently and
bravely and had apparently won her
fight for health. She recovered suffi-ciently
that she was able to take an
active part in social functions with
her friends and was always found a
ready and willing worker in all things
she was connected with, her strong
personality and cheery disposition had
made her a favorite and her popular-ity
was not undeserved. She always
had a jolly word of greeting for her
many friends, who were numbered
only by her acquaintances. She had
served the Greentown High School A-lumni
Association as Secretary the
past year, and it was througli her
efforts that the past Alumni meeting
attained such good success. She was
also a worker in church circles and
as one of her friends was heard to
remark, " no better young lady ever
lived than Fern." Quiet and retiring,
yet able to lead out and grasp things
for her own good and the good of
those about her.
' She was a graduate of the G, aen-t
ywn School with the clr
1924, receiving her diploma with high
honors. She entered Butler College
at Indianapolis following her gradua-tion
from the local school and had
spent one year and a half at that in-stitution
before being forced to give
up her school work for the time be-ing.
At the college she was also one
of the popular students with both
instructors and students, the same as
instructors and students, as she had
been here in her high school days.
About two weeks ago she became
ill again and was later taken to the
Good Samaritan hospital, where she
underwent an operation last week.
For a time it was thought that she
might rally from the operation and
recover, but she grew gradually weak-er,
and the end came on Monday morn-ing.
Miss Fern was the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Homer Powell, northeast of
this place and was twenty- one years
old at the time of her demise. Sur-viving
besides the parents are one
brother, Wayne, and one sister, Eloise.
Beside the immediate family a host of
relatives and close friends are left to
mourn her departure. In her passing
the community loses a fine and good
young lady, her friends a true and de-voted
friend, her parents an obedient
and loving daughter, and brother and
sister, a true and devout sister. It
is hard to understand why such a
promising and beautiful young life
of this young flower should be taken
away when ready to bloom forth in
all its purest fragrance and deprive
us of her presence to help guide the
footsteps of a future generation.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock,
from the M. E. Church in charge of
Rev. Livengood and Rev. A. E. Leese,
followed by burial in Memorial cem-etery
at Kokomo.
VERLIN LORD VICTIM OF
A BIRTHDAY SURPRISE
Last Sunday— Guests Followed Him
Home From Church— Fine Time
Enjoyed.
Verlin Lord of the West Liberty
neighborhood was the victim of a
well planned surprise last Sunday,
the occasion being in honor of his
thirty- ninth birthday anniversary. Af-ter
returning home from Sunday
School, he was followed by a number
of relatives and friends.
The table was loaded with many
good things to eat, and a large birth-day
cake formed the center piece.
Those present were, Lowell Rich-creek
and family, Mrs. Hattie Leisure,
Mrs. Jennie Lawson, Charley Lord and
wife, Lando Lord and family, Mrs.
Sadie Shrader and granddaughter
Miriam, Orval Lord and family, Mrs.
Viola Lord, Herman Smith and wife,
Willie Lord, wife and son, Mrs. Ethel
Cuthrell and daughter Vada, Ralph
Peterson, Floyd Walker and family.
Owen Pattison and wife of Coles Sta-tion
and Henry Billings and wife of
Marion called in the afternoon.
JACKSON TWP. SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION AT SYCAMORE SUN
The Jackson Township Sunday
School Association will hold their con-vention
at Sycamore Sunday, June 27,
beginning at 1: 45. Many phases of
modern plans will be considered and
presented. Everybody invited.
0. E. S. NOTICE
Greentown Chapter No. 195, 0. E.
S. will meet in regular stated session
on Thursday evening, June 24th, at
8: 00 o'clock.
" CRADLE ROLL RALLY DAY"
OBSERVED BY W. H. & F. M. S.
At Their June Meeting at the Main
Street Christian Church— Fine
Program Enjoyed.
The I. 0. 0. F. Lodge of Greentown The June program of the Woman's
will observe Memorial Day on Sunday, Home and Foreign Missionary Society
June 27th, with an address at the hall of the Main Street Christian Church
followed by ritualistic services at the was Cradle Roll Rally Day and was
cemetery. held at the church.
All members of the I. 0. 0. F. are The following program was ren-requested
to meet at the hall at, 1: 30, der* Stella Bogue, actir g as superin-and
are requested to bring flower to tera', nt: Opening song by congrega-dee
o rate - tin- cam _ e amain an_ ' Yrxye^ by
dress will be delivered in the hall at 1Mrs. Emily Brown, emphasizing the
thought of the responsibility which
the Master has entisaV2t1 to mothers
in rmlding the cilia eket of their chil-dren
and- that they'as mothers will be
held accountable for this task; Wel-come
by Elnora Dunlap; Short talk
by the Superintendent; Duet by Max-ine
Zirkle arid Jewel Quick; Reading,
" The Dear Old Story," by Lois Hun-singer;
Song, congregation; Dialogue,
" Two Mothers," by Mrs. Robert John-ston
and Mrs. Omer Harvey; Piano
solo, Naomi Dawson; Minutes of pre-vious
meeting and Mite Box Opening.
Six new babies were added to the
Cradle Roll. At the close of the pro-gram,
the refreshment committee
served ice cream, strawberries, cake
and lemonade to twenty- seven chil-dren
and thirty adults. Blue crepe
paper caps were given the little boys
and pink ones to the little girls. The
tables were prettily decorated with
Hewers. The meeting adjourned to
meet in Cradle Roll session one year
from this time.
The May meeting of the Missionary
Society was held at the home of Emily
Brown with Nellie Hiatt as assistant
hostess. There was a good. attend-ance
and a good lesson study. Re-freshments
of ice cream and cake
were served. On account of neglect
this meeting was not formerly re-ported.
Mrs. Jennie Smith, our regular
Cradle Roll Superintendent, was - able
to attend the meeting. This was the
first time for her to be at the church
since her long illness, and her pres-ence
was much appreciated.
Forsythe, 2b
Hale, If
Cage, cf
Fry, p, if
BIRTHDAY
Mrs. A. Lee Shoemaker entertained
Sunday in honor of her husband's
twenty- second birthday. Lee receiv-ed
several nice gifts. Those present
to enjoy the occasion were, Mr. and
Mrs. John Hunt and son John Thom-as,
Miss Josephine Wright, Miss Mary
Thorne Mower end Howard Shoe-maker.
Miss Florence Bell was shopping in
Kokomo Tuesday.